"Oh, that's even worse, with your hair that color and that thing in your lip you look terrible even when you're smiling." (Chapter 1, p. 1).

"Because, for the most part, she's all I've got." (Chapter 2, p. 31).

"Everyone is good at heart. It's true." (Chapter 3, p. 40).

"Even during those terrible years when you two were moving from place to place, she was never scared. And she'd never take a cent from our parents; just because she was too principled. She wanted to prove to everyone that she could do it. That was always very important to her." (Chapter 4, p. 59 ).

"She's been like this ever since she moved here. But it goes beyond just personality quirks, you know? With that bike, and the clothes she wears. Not to mention all the strays she takes in. It's like she's running some kind of weird commune down at the end of the road...